Smiths’ Sea Fishes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Anatomy of fishes

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 2-5

   3. Biology of fishes

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 6-17

   4. Dangers of the sea

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 17-19

   5. The effect of fishing

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 19-19

   6. Common names

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 20-21

   7. Scientific nomenclature and classification

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 21-22

   8. Oceanography of the Southern African region

      • F. A. Shillington

      Pages 22-28

   9. Ichthyology in South Africa

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 28-29

   10. Place Names and Their Localities

       • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

       Pages 30-30

3. Systematic section

   1. Key to Superclasses, Classes and Subclasses

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 31-32

   2. Class Pteraspidomorphi

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 33-37

   3. Class Chondrichthyes

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 39-147

   4. Class Osteichthyes

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 149-908

4. Colour plate section

   1. Colour plate section

      • Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

      Pages 908-908

5. Back Matter

   Pages 909-1047

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Dr. D. S. Henderson, Chairman of the 1. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology and Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University This book is a unique, international collaborative effort ranging all of the colour plates for the book. For the past of 76 scientists, representing 15 countries. Several skilled eight years, she has been assisted in the research, writing artists and photographers have also contributed to the and editing of the book by Dr. P. C. Heemstra. numerous and beautiful illustrations. Research done in It is essential for the proper management of the marine South Africa was supported by the Council for Scientific fish resources of southern Africa that we know what species and Industrial Research. Work on the book at the J.L.B. we are dealing with. This book will greatly facilitate the Smith Institute was also funded by the Department of identification of our fishes. It will thus be of vital import­ National Education and The Trustees of the Sea Fishes of ance to the understanding and wise use of our tremendously Southern Africa Book Fund. Expenses of visits by ichthy­ diverse and valuable fish fauna. ologists from overseas were defrayed by a grant from the We are proud of the affiliation of the J.L.B. Smith Insti­ John S. Schlesinger Foundation. tute with Rhodes University and happy to see the successful Although this book is an impressive contribution to the completion of this long-awaited work.

• Chondrichthyes
• anatomy
• biology
• classification
• fauna
• fish
• lake
• marine
• ocean
• oceanography

• J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa

  Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra

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